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Ceremony officially marks the start of building work on multi-million pound cancer centre at Cumberland infirmary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are working in partnership on this exciting development which will create a modern state-of-the art environment for staff, patients, carers and their relatives.35million centre will house a chemotherapy day unit with 15 treatment chairs and three … radiotherapy machines and a CT scanner suite as well as c…rts of the hospital. Suzanne Stanley Radiotherapy services manager said

Patient thanks staff for excellent care

Helen Nattrass donated a picture of Buttermere to consultants and nurses in the ENT department.ry 14. Six weeks of intensive radio and chemotherapy followed at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastl

First bricks laid at new cancer centre

A brick laying ceremony to mark the start of work on a new £35m cancer centre at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle has taken place.35million centre will house a chemotherapy day unit with 15 treatment chairs and three … radiotherapy machines and a CT scanner suite as well as c

The NHS in North Cumbria is supporting young people to get their Dream Placement

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation is amongst a number of local organisations hosting placements for students interested in working for leading Cumbrian employers.ing time with the dietetics and occupational therapy teams. Kate Southwell

Allied health professionals take part in Big Sleep

The Big Sleep challenge asks people to sleep outside to raise funds for people who have difficulties heating their homes. This year they will be sleeping overnight in Carlisle railway station’s undercroft.cumbriaoccupationaltherapy to give whatever you can spare. To find o

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Dramatic increase in video consultations for patients in north Cumbria

More patients in north Cumbria are benefiting from receiving services through video consultations after more than 45 services have introduced technology since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic.cluding ongoing needs for rehabilitation and therapy. The new video consultation technology

Plea for public to contact their GP if they think they have symptoms of cancer

The NHS in north Cumbria is reminding the public that they need to contact their GP practice early if they think they have symptoms of cancer, even during the coronavirus pandemic. and the staff on the chemotherapy unit and radiotherapy unit are taking patien

78 students join North Cumbria’s NHS

78 nursing and allied health professional students are taking part in a three-day induction programme at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust this weekPeter Skilton was among the third year physiotherapy students and said… has been studying physiotherapy at University of Cumbria and said… physiotherapy and occupational therapy. These students are being drafted into pl